Bierbeschooiersgilde van Amsterdam, gildepenning van Willem Koenders c. 1600 - 1800

This small, circular bronze medallion, likely created sometime between 1600 and 1800, features a simple design. The front depicts a barrel, a crown, and a wreath of leaves, possibly representing the Beer Shooters Guild of Amsterdam (Bierbeschooiersgilde van Amsterdam) to which the medallion likely belonged. The inscription "Willem Koenders" on the back identifies the owner of the medallion. This type of guild medallion, with its simple design and inscribed owner's name, was common in the Dutch Golden Age.